Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Square Enix has delivered yet another weekly update on Dragon Quest X. The latest media blast covers the game’s battle system.

We’ve posted new screenshots and details about Dragon Quest X’s battles below.

– Battle is initiated when you come into contact with monsters on the field
– Battles take place in a confined area
– Command-based battles
– Can control your characters completely
– Move around the battle area
– Character have a speed parameter
– This parameter determines when you can input your next battle commands
– Move timer is a bit different than what has been seen in other RPGs
– If the timer hits zero, you can select your next command
– Timer counts down immediately, even while you’re waiting to input the current command
– Possible to execute consecutive attacks with good timing
– Position is important in battle
– All moves have a target range parameter
– Characters will approach their enemies to attack when choosing a melee attack
– For a spell attack, you’ll hit the enemies nearby
– “Weight” is important in positioning as well
– Greater weight will make your enemies freeze
– If an enemy is frozen, it can’t move or attack
– Can increase your weight with a spell
– Silver Devil enemy: snow-based creature
– Silver Devils cast Gigadeen
– Devil Armor enemy: sword-based flame attacks
– Arc Demon enemy: Ionazun causes a great explosion

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

The Wii’s library is comprised of a bunch of titles for the core gamer. However, some owners would understandably say that the system went through a few periods of software stagnation.

Third-parties didn’t exactly improve the situation. They weren’t able to bring over most of their multiplatform releases and, in most cases, weren’t willing to risk making unique, hardcore games. Some of this was their fault, some of it was Nintendo’s, and some of it can be blamed on the Wii itself – along with its lack of power.

To sum everything up, one might claim that Nintendo lost some of its hardcore gaming audience with Wii. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, however, wouldn’t be in agreement.

Here’s what Reggie said in response to that statement:

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A new, juicy interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has gone live. It’s actually so juicy that I couldn’t possibly cram all of the quotes into a title of reasonable length!

Reggie opened up  about how Nintendo isn’t rushing Wii U due to the poor performance of any of its other systems and the success of the console will be compared to Wii. He also delved into the Wii U’s account system, marketing challenge for casual players, how the Wii U’s launch information will be partially determined by E3 feedback, non-concern over the power of other next-gen consoles, and Nintendo’s approach for third-party support.

Whew!

Like always, we’ve posted all of Reggie’s comments for you below.

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David Jaffe isn’t enthusiastic about next-generation systems. He’s not too excited about Wii U, and he doesn’t think consoles will be around in ten years. The actual content will still be there, but the actual hardware will be long gone.

First, here’s what Jaffe had to say regarding Wii U:

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THQ’s new president, Jason Rubin, has assured Darksiders followers that he’s absolutely committed to the franchise.

A quote from Rubin received a great deal attention earlier this week, which implied that Rubin may not have been keen on seeing the franchise continue.

But in a new statement to fans, Rubin said that his words were taken out of context. His quote “was intended in the context of having different teams within this incredibly talented studio work on new original IP, as well as continuing to support the Darksiders franchise.”

Rubin wrote the following on the official Darksiders forum today:

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Who’s up for another interview with Shigeru Miyamoto? The latest discussion has the legendary game designer talking about how Wii U can change games, what the console’s message is, the differences in making Wii U and 3DS/DS games,  Miyamoto’s hobbies leading to new game ideas, and his small teams/future projects.

Head past the break for a full transcript of the Q&A.

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Nintendo of America is holding a unique contest today. Those who participate will have a chance to win some Nintendo Land pins.

The company will be tweeting out trivia about Nintendo Land throughout the day. To enter, follow Nintendo of America’s Twitter account here.

It’ll take place between 11:00 PM PDT and 12:00 PM PDT (2:00 PM EDT and 3:00 PM EDT). Rules can be found here.

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Some folks who tried out the Wii U noticed that certain games often need recalibration during gameplay. Fortunately, a simple button press will correct any issues.

Shigeru Miyamoto is aware of the concerns surrounding recalibration, and Nintendo will be working on integrating the syncing process so it “becomes part of the gameplay.”

Miyamoto said:

“It’s true that with some of the sensors that are used [in the GamePad,] there are limits to the precision they are able to measure. It becomes our role to look at how can we manage that or how can we make it so that the reclaibration becomes part of the gameplay. That’s what we’re going to be working on going forward.”

Miyamoto added that he’s open to using better sensors, but they would need to be affordable:

“Of course, in terms of the cost of goods, if there comes a time further down the road where you’re able to get much more precise sensors and you’re able to bring those in at a cost that is not too expensive, there might be an opportunity to improve that. But what we’re doing [now] is we’re looking at … bringing in the best technology we can within a cost that’s affordable The rest of it is on us to ensure in the software that we’re programming it in such a way to adapt for that.”

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